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Visual Art and Museum 
Friday, August 7 to Tuesday, June 1 9am-5pm price: Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members (for tickets/registration call (615) 416-2001) An exhibit honoring Brenda Lee will be through – June 1st, 2010 at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 5th Ave South, Nashville; www.countrymusichalloffame.com
Friday, January 1 to Saturday, December 31 9am-5pm price: Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members (for tickets/registration call (615) 416-2001) The exhibit ‘Family Tradition’ honoring Hank Williams and his family continues through Dec. 31st 2010 at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 5th Ave South, Nashville; www.countrymusichalloffame.com
Friday, January 15 to Saturday, April 3 Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-4pm price: Adults $4; Seniors & Students $2; 14 & under free (for tickets/registration call 615-446-0500) An exhibit on the Civil War Cavalry in Tennessee featuring artifacts, photos and artwork will be displayed Jan. 15th – April 3rd at the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum in Dickson, TN.
Clement Railroad Hotel Museum, 100 Frank Clement Place, Dickson; www.clementrailroadmuseum.org programspecialist@clementrailroadmuseum.org
Monday, January 18 to Monday, March 29 7:30am-5:30pm Mon. – Fri., opening reception 5-6:30pm Jan. 28th. price: Free (for tickets/registration call kc.vanderbilt.edu/registration) An exhibition of black & white photographs from the book ‘From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Familes Living with Autism’ will be displayed in the lobby of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Jan. 18th-March 29th. An opening reception will be 5-6:30pm Jan. 28th, RSVP at kc.vanderbilt.edu/registration.
Lobby 2nd Floor Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/MRL Building, Corner of 21st Avenue South & Edgehill, Vanderbilt University campus, Nashville; (615) 343-7046 kc.vanderbilt.edu/site/services/disabilityservices/artsanddisabilities.aspx gretchen.herbert@vanderbilt.edu
Tuesday, January 26 to Thursday, May 13 contact venue for gallery hours, NOTE: gallery closed for Spring Break March 6th – March 14th price: Free ‘Eye & Mind: A Legacy of Art Collecting Vanderbilt University’, an exhibit illustrating the breadth & depth of the university’s collection will continue through May 13th in Cohen Memorial Hall on the Vanderbilt Peabody Campus. Fine Arts Gallery in Cohen Memorial Hall of Vanderbilt Peabody Campus, 1220 21st Avenue South, Nashville; 615/322-0605 www.vanderbilt.edu/gallery
Friday, January 29 to Sunday, April 25 Contact venue for gallery hours ‘Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece’, an exhibition exploring the human need for heroes through the arts of one of the oldest & most influential cultures in history, will open in the Frist Centerís Upper-Level Galleries Jan. 29th, and remain on view through April 25, 2010. The exhibit will feature more than 100 works, including statues, reliefs, vases, bronzes and jewelry made between the sixth and first centuries BCE. Included are both mythological heroes, among them Herakles, Achilles, Odysseus and Helen, and mortal heroes, including warriors, athletes and rulers. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org
Monday, February 1 to Saturday, May 22 contact venue price: Free The exhibit ‘Visions & Voices: The Civil Rights Movement in Nashville TN, Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Nashville Sit-in Movement’ will be displayed at Nashville Public Library downtown through May 22nd. An opening reception will correspond with the February 13th program from Special Collections for the 50th anniversary of Nashville Sit-ins & African American history month.
Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov
Thursday, February 4 to Sunday, May 16 Tue. – Sat., 10am – 5pm, Sun., 1 – 5pm. price: Free The exhibit ‘We Shall Not Be Moved: The 50th Anniversary of Tennesseeís Civil Rights Sit-Ins’ will be Feb. 4th – May 16th at Tennessee State Museum.
Tennessee State Museum , 5th & Deaderick Streets , Nashville; www.tnmuseum.org
Thursday, February 4 to Wednesday, June 30 8m-4pm price: Free The exhibit ‘Mark Twain: An American Original’ will be displayed through June 30th at Vanderbilt Library’s Special Collections.
Vanderbilt Special Collections, 419 21st Avenue South, Nashville; 615-322-2807 www.library.vanderbilt.edu www.twainandtwang.org
Monday, February 15 to Saturday, March 20 10am-4:30pm, Mon.-Fri. price: Free Artist Jack Girard, currently a professor of art & the fine arts division chair at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., will present an exhibit at Tennessee Tech University’s Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Feb. 16th to March 20th.
Tennessee Tech University’s Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Roaden University Center, Cookeville;
Thursday, February 18 to Friday, March 26 gallery talk with artist 2/18/10 @ 5pm, reception follows; gallery hrs., 9am-9pm M-F, 10am-10pm Sat. & Sun. price: Free admission An exhibit of ‘Works in Mixed Media’ by Richard Painter will be displayed Feb. 18th-March 26th at Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt. A gallery talk with the artist will be 5pm Feb. 18th followed by a reception. Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt, 207 Sarratt Student Center, Nashville; www.vanderbilt.edu/sarrattgallery
Thursday, February 18 to Sunday, April 11 Tue. – Sat., 10am – 5pm, Sun., 1 – 5pm. price: Free An exhibition of high quality reproduction woodblock prints, created by the acclaimed 18th century artist Sharaku presented alongside interpretative works by contemporary Japanese graphic and fine artists, will open at the Tennessee State Museum February 18th and continue through April 11th.
Tennessee State Museum, 5th & Deaderick Streets, Nashville; 615/253-0103 www.tnmuseum.org
Tuesday, February 23 to Friday, March 26 4-6:30pm opening reception Feb. 23rd., gallery hours, Mon. 11am-1pm, Wed/Fri 10am -1pm & by appointment (raccvu@gmail.com) price: Free ‘Art of Protest’, an exhibit of artwork in various media responding to cultural, social & political circumstances will be displayed at Vanderbilt Divinity School through March 26th. The exhibition will open with a reception Feb. 23rd., 4-6:30pm.
Art Room (120) Vanderbilt Divinity School, 411 21st Ave. South , Nashville; 615-385-0220 raccvu@gmail.com
Sunday, February 28 to Monday, April 12 8am-5pm price: Free The Artist in Residence Annual Exhibition, consisting of six current artists in residence, will be shown Feb. 28th-April 12th in Gallery Two of Tennessee Tech University’s Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville.
Appalachian Center for Craft, 1560 Craft Center Drive , Smithville, TN; 931-372-3051 www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Saturday, March 6 to Saturday, April 3 6-8pm opening reception on March 6th, contact venue for gallery hours price: Free admission New Works by Ahren Ahrenholz and collages by John Fraser will be exhibited March 6th – April 3rd at Cumberland Gallery located at 4107 Hillsboro Circle in Nashville. An opening reception will be 6-8pm March 6th. Cumberland Gallery, 4107 Hillsboro Circle, Nashville; 615-297-0296 www.cumberlandgallery.com
Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 12 10am-4pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call (615) 941-2338) A Community Mural Project directed by artist Michael McBride will be March 8th-12th at East Park Community Center. A ceremony beginning the event will be 10am March 8th.
East Park Community Center, 600 Woodland St., Nashville; dawnhaledesigns@aol.com
Saturday, March 13 to Sunday, March 14 10am-6pm Sat., 10am-4pm Sun. price: Free Admission The Nashville Stamp Club will hold its annual stamp & Postcard Show Sat. & Sun. March 13th & 14th at the Music Valley Event Center across from the Opryland Hotel. This year’s show will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts. Music Valley Event Center, 2614 Music Valley Drive, Nashville; 615-298-4572
Saturday, March 13 to Monday, May 24 6-9pm Opening Reception March 13th., gallery hrs. Tues. – Fri., noon – 6pm, Sat. & Sun. 9am – 4pm price: Free The exhibition ‘Native’ featuring five artistic perspectives on Native North American culture will be March 13th – May 24th at Scarritt-Bennett Center’s gallery F. An opening reception will be 6-9pm March 13th.
Scarritt-Bennett Center gallery F, 1008 19th Ave. South (corner of 19th and Grand Ave.), Nashville; (615) 320-4651 www.scarrittbennett.org/giftshop/galleryf.aspx#r sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
Saturday, March 20 9am-3pm price: $4 adults, $1 under age 12, free for Boy & Girl Scout in uniform. A model train show and open house will be 9am – 3pm at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum, located at 220 Willow Street in Nashville. The family event will feature tours of passenger trains, a locomotive cab, operating model trains, how to clinics and more. Tennessee Central Railway Museum, 220 Willow Street, Nashville; www.tcry.org
Saturday, March 20 9am-3pm price: $4 adults, $1 under age 12, free for Boy & Girl Scout in uniform. A model train show and open house will be 9am – 3pm at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum, located at 220 Willow Street in Nashville. The family event will feature tours of passenger trains, a locomotive cab, operating model trains, how to clinics and more. Tennessee Central Railway Museum, 220 Willow Street, Nashville; www.tcry.org
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Classical Music
Sunday, March 14 3pm price: donations The Eclectic Chamber Players will perform works for piano featuring Dr. Emily Yap Chua, 3pm at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Nashville
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3201 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville; www.eclecticchamberplayers.org
Monday, March 15 7:30pm price: donations The Eclectic Chamber Players will perform works for piano featuring Dr. Emily Yap Chua, 7:30pm at First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville
First Presbyterian Church, North Dixie Avenue, Cookeville; www.eclecticchamberplayers.org
Monday, March 15 7:30pm price: donations The Eclectic Chamber Players will perform works for piano featuring Dr. Emily Yap Chua, 7:30pm at First Presbyterian Church in Cookeville
First Presbyterian Church, North Dixie Avenue, Cookeville; www.eclecticchamberplayers.org
Sunday, March 28 2:30pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call 862-5753) Chilean Classical Guitarist JosÈ Antonio Escobar will perform 2:30pm at Nashville Public Library downtown.
Nashville Public Library downtown, 615 Church Street, Nashville; www.library.nashville.gov
Jazz and Blues
Sunday, January 10 to Sunday, May 9 3pm price: Free Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will host the fourth season of it’s live jazz series spotlighting a significant artist, composer, or period of jazz history, 3pm at the Frist Center. March 14th will focus on the life and music of John Coltrane, and April 11th spotlights Charles Mingus. The series will close in May with an encore presentation for children of ‘Ellingtown,’ the puppet show produced jointly by the Jazz Workshop and Nashville Public Library. The Frist Center, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 615-242-5299 www.nashvillejazz.org info@nashvillejazz.org
Sunday, March 14 3pm price: Free The ‘Jazz on the Move’ series will continue with ‘The Life and Music of John Coltrane with Rahsaan Barber & Friends’, 3pm in the Frist Center auditorium
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 744-3331 www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Thursday, March 18 6pm-8pm price: Free Jazz musicians Billy Contreras & Buddy Spicher will perform 6-8pm in the Grand Lobby of the Frist Center.
Grand Lobby of the Frist Center, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 744-3331 www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Friday, March 26 7-11pm price: n/a Jazz Vocalist Monica Ramey will perform 7-11pm at F. Scott’s Restaurant & Wine Bar on Friday, March 26th. Joining Monica will be musicians, Jeff Steinberg, Jim Ferguson and Duffy Jackson.
F. Scott’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, 2210 Crestmoor Road, Nashville; www.monicaramey.com www.fscotts.com
Friday, March 26 7-11pm price: n/a Jazz Vocalist Monica Ramey will perform 7-11pm at F. Scott’s Restaurant & Wine Bar on Friday, March 26th. Joining Monica will be musicians, Jeff Steinberg, Jim Ferguson and Duffy Jackson.
F. Scott’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, 2210 Crestmoor Road, Nashville; www.monicaramey.com www.fscotts.com
Other Music
Friday, December 4 to Friday, December 3 6pm the first Friday of each month price: n/a Christ Church Cathedral will host ‘First Friday Sacred Soul Space’, the first Friday of each month, celebrating the current season with contemporary worship based on ‘The Book of Common Prayer.’ Special guest artists will appear monthly, along with the Gallery Musicians and the Epiphany Dance Company. Childcare is provided and a reception follows the service.
Christ Church Cathedral , 900 Broadway, Nashville; 615-255-7729 www.christcathedral.org kwilliams@christcathedral.org
Thursday, March 11 6-8pm price: Free admission Multi-instrumentalist Ben Graves will perform with friends 6-8pm in the Grand Lobby of the Frist Center.
The Frist Center for Visual Arts , 919 Broadway, Nashville; 744-3331 www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Thursday, March 11 8pm A ‘Faculty & Friends’ concert featuring oboe, clarinet, viola & piano will be 8pm in Ward Hall on the Lipscomb campus Ward Hall at Lipscomb University, , Nashville; 615/966-5932 www.music.lipscomb.edu
Thursday, March 11 Noon price: Free admission, lunch available for purchase, $8 (for tickets/registration call 615/321-8500 to RSVP lunch and/or childcare, call at least one full day before event) Organist Doug Murray will perform noon at West End United Methodist Church. Lunch and childcare available, contact church for details. West End United Methodist Church, 2200 West End Avenue, Nashville; 615/321-8500
Friday, March 12 6-8pm price: Free Grammy winning musician John Barlow Jarvis will perform 6-8pm in the Grand Lobby of the Frist Center.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Monday, March 15 6:30-9pm Celtic Band ‘The Fells’& the Shelby Bottom String Band will perform 6:30pm-9pm at the French Quarter, 823 Woodland Street in East Nashville.
French Quarter , 823 Woodland , Nashville; www.taptn.org tnallianceforprogress@yahoo.com
Thursday, March 18 Noon price: Free admission, lunch available for purchase, $8 (for tickets/registration call 615/321-8500 to RSVP lunch and/or childcare, call at least one full day before event) Pianist Daniel Landes will perform noon at West End United Methodist Church. Lunch and childcare available, contact church for details. West End United Methodist Church, 2200 West End Avenue, Nashville; 615/321-8500
Thursday, March 25 Noon price: Free admission, lunch available for purchase, $8 (for tickets/registration call 615/321-8500 to RSVP lunch and/or childcare, call at least one full day before event) The Bach Chamber Ensemble will perform noon at West End United Methodist Church. Lunch and childcare available, contact church for details. West End United Methodist Church, 2200 West End Avenue, Nashville; 615/321-8500
Theatre and Film
Saturday, September 12 to Saturday, April 3 2pm Sept. 12th, Oct. 3rd price: Free at Customs House Museum (donations), $2 at APSU ‘Southern Circuit: Tour of Independent Filmakers’ a series of narrative & documentary films will be screened at the Customs House Museum and Austin Peay State University’s Clement Auditorium this fall & next spring. Details at www.southarts.org.
Customs House Museum Sept. 12th, Oct. 3rd & Nov. 7th; APSU Clement Auditorium Feb. 6th, March 6th & April 3rd, www.southarts.org, Clarksville; 931-221-7876 or 931-221-7597 www.southarts.org.
Friday, February 26 to Saturday, March 13 Fri-Sat:7:30pm, Sun:2:30pm price: $12 ($10 for students and seniors) (for tickets/registration call 615-847-0934) The play ‘Plaza Suite’ by Neil Simon, directed by John Carpenter will be performed at Lakewood Theatre in Old Hickory, Feb. 26th- March 13th.
Lakewood Theatre, 2211 Old Hickory Boulevard, Old Hickory; lakewoodtheatre.com/ LakewoodT@Yahoo.com
Friday, February 26 to Sunday, March 14 contact venue for show times, Feb. 26, 27, 28, March 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14th. Special Motherís Day Out shows March 3rd & March 9th price: $15 Adults/$12 Students & Seniors (for tickets/registration call 615-681-7220) Tennessee Women’s Theater Project will present the regional premiere of ‘Secrets of a Soccer Mom’, a play suitable for all ages by Kathleen Clark, Feb. 26th – March 14th.
Z. Alexander Looby Theater, 2301 Rosa L Parks (formerly MetroCenter) Blvd., ; www.twtp.org chris@twtp.org
Friday, March 12 7pm price: Free The film ‘300′ which retells the story of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE will be shown beginning 7pm at the Frist Center auditorium.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Friday, March 12 to Sunday, March 14 Fri & Sat 7pm; Sunday 2pm matinee price: $10 adults, $6 children (for tickets/registration call (615) 904-3850 ) The Blackman High School Theater Department in Murfreesboro will present the dark musical comedy, ‘Little Shop of Horrors .’
Blackman High School, 3956 Blaze Drive, Murfreesboro; febless@rcschools.net
Friday, March 12 to Sunday, March 28 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays price: $25 evenings & $20 matinees (for tickets/registration call 615-871-0656 ) ‘One Kiss Cafe’, a new musical by songwriter-author-playwright Parrish Stanton and director Ted Swindley (author and director of ‘Always… Patsy Cline’), will begin a three-weekend run March 12th -28th at the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.
Ford Theater, Country Music Hall of Fame, 222 Fifth Ave. S. (downtown), Nashville; 615-242-9857 www.onekisscafemusical.com www.ticketsnashville.com KFHardy@PhoenixRisingEntertainment.com
Thursday, March 25 7-9pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call 615-322-6400) The documentary film, ‘Girls Rock!’ which follows the liberating journey of four girls at a Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp will be shown 7-9pm at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Cinema. Presenters will provide an introduction and facilitate a post-screening discussion. parking maps, visit the International Lens web site (www.vanderbilt.edu/internationallens) or call (615) 322-6400.
Sarratt Student Center Cinema at Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville; www.vanderbilt.edu/internationallens joel.logiudice@vanderbilt.edu
Friday, March 26 to Saturday, April 10 7:30pm except for 2pm Sundays price: $10 on Thursdays, $12 for students and seniors (60+), $15 adults (for tickets/registration call 615-332-7529) Circle Players will present ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, adapted for the stage from Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Tickets at www.circleplayers.net, (615)-332-7529 or at the box office one hour before showtime.
Z. Alexander Looby Theatre, 2301 Rosa L. Parks Bvld. , Nashville; www.circleplayers.net reginemcclain@comcast.net
Monday, March 29 6-10pm price: $85 (for tickets/registration call 615-349-3217) A workshop on auditions with Artistic Directors from local theaters will be 6-10pm at Tennessee Repertory Theater Studio in the NPT Building near the Fairgrounds.
Nashville Public Television Building, 161 Rains Avenue, Nashville; www.tennesseerep.org lauren@tennesseerep.org
Monday, April 12 6-10pm price: $50 (for tickets/registration call 615-349-3217 ) A theatrical workshop on auditions focusing on ways to prepare for the callback will be 6-10pm at Tennessee Rep Theater Studio in the NPT building.
Nashville Public Television Building, 161 Rains Avenue, Nashville; www.tennesseerep.org lauren@tennesseerep.org
Dance
Saturday, March 13 6-10pm price: $15, includes Irish-themed dinner (for tickets/registration call 324-7256) A St. Patrick’s Dance Party for singles will be held at Brentwood United Methodist Church, 6-10pm in Haney Hall. Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road, ; www.bumc.net kcleek@bumc.net
Saturday, March 13 to Saturday, March 27 10am-6pm price: Free Admission The Fairy Godmother Project of Music City, a grass-roots organization to assist students in the Nashville area who are unable to purchase their own prom attire, will be collection dresses, jewelry, make-up and shoes 10am-6pm in the Commons Area of The Factory at Franklin. These items will be given away March 27th at Chappy’s Restaurant in downtown Nashville.
Various, see description following., , Franklin & Nashville; 615-428-5696 www.donatemydress.org www.fairymotherprojectofmusiccity.com/ fairygodmothersofmusiccity@yahoo.com
Kids and Family
Saturday, March 13 10:30am, 1pm, or 3pm price: Free The Frist Center Kids Club will feature an art activity where kids ages 5-10 can show appreciation for their real life hero, 10:30am, 1pm or 3pm at the Frist Center. Call 615-744-3357 to reserve a space.
Frist Center for Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Saturday, March 13 2pm price: Free Linebaugh and Smyrna Libraries will host a series of gaming programs geared for teens (ages 12-18), seniors (ages 55 and older) and families (all ages). Smyrna’s next program will be: Super Smash Bros. Tournament – March 13th, 2 p.m. (teens only).
Smyrna Public Library, 400 Enon Springs Rd. W., Smyrna; 615-459-4884 www.linebaugh.org/gaming.htm
Friday, March 19 6-7:30pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call 615-352-6299) A free family friendly screening of ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’ will be 6-7:30pm at Warner Park Nature Center. Registration required for this all ages event.
Warner Park Nature Center, 7311 Highway 100, Nashville;
Nature and Outdoors
Saturday, March 13 3:30pm-4:30pm price: Free Amphibian & reptile expert Lisa Powers will discuss her wildlife photography at an opening reception, 3:30-4:30pm at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center.
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, 1900 Davidson St., Nashville ; 615-862-8539 www.FroghavenFarm.com. shelbybottomsnature@nashville.gov
Wednesday, March 17 to Saturday, April 17 8am registration, 9am rides start, 2pm courses close price: $20 pre-registration fee, $25 the day of the event. Pre-registration deadline is March 31st, 2010. The 17th Annual Pedal the Parks & Parkway Bike Tour will be Sat. April 17th, with registration beginning at 8am and the ride starting at 9am. A 25 and/or 50 mile route will be available, both with water rest stops and support.
Special events field at Warner Parks, , Nashville; 615/370-8053 www.FriendsOfWarnerParks.com Maggie.Odle@Nashville.gov
Thursday, March 18 7pm price: Free Bird enthusiast Danny Shelton will present his film ‘A Year With Birds’ showcasing 60 different birds and how they migrate to Tennessee, 7pm at Radnor Lake Visitor’s Center
Radnor Lake Visitor’s Center, 1160 Otter Creek Rd, Nashville; 615-794-1184 www.mindspring.com/~tnwarbler/NTOS/index.html
Lecture and Educational
Friday, October 2 to Friday, April 2 3-5pm the first Friday of each month through April 2nd 2010 except Jan. 1st, 2010 price: Free A Princeton Review expert will be in the Teen Center of Nashville Public Library downtown, 3-5pm on the first Friday of every month to answer questions and give advice about the college admissions process and standardized exams. Students & parents are welcome.
Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov
Thursday, October 15 to Thursday, March 18 Noon – 1:30pm price: Free admission (for tickets/registration call 615-373-2900 to register) A free seminar on Successful Skills for Parenting an ADHD Child will be noon-1pm the third Thursday of each month at the Maryland Farms YMCA.
Maryland Farms YMCA, 5101 Maryland Way, Brentwood ; www.mylearnlab.com www.ymcamidtn.org cdouglas@ymcamidtn.org
Friday, January 1 to Wednesday, March 31 Tues. & Thurs. evenings price: $35 – $60 depending on number of sessions A variety of classes in music, literature, the arts, career, health and more will be Tues. & Thurs. evenings Jan. – March at University School of Nashville. Contact the school for details.
University School of Nashville, 2000 Edgehill Avenue, Nashville; (615)292-2214
Thursday, January 7 to Thursday, March 25 6pm-7:30pm price: Offering A bible study program will be Thursdays Jan. 7th – March 25th, 6pm-7:30pm at First Church Unity.
First Church Unity-house classroom, 5125 Franklin Pike , Nashville; 615-333-1323 www.firstchurchunity.org jaytyler@comcast.net
Tuesday, January 26 to Wednesday, March 10 6:30 – 8:30pm price: $25 for all six sessions The Diversity in Dialogue Circles Winter 2010 Series featuring dialogues on Racism & Immigration will be select evenings 6:30-8:30 Feb. 1st -March 10th at Scarritt-Bennett Center. Complete details at www.scarrittbennett.org. Registration deadline is Jan. 26th.
Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th Ave. South, Nashville; 340-7557 www.scarrittbennett.org/programs/divdialogue.aspx dholland@scarrittbennett.org
Wednesday, February 3 to Wednesday, March 24 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. (Wednesdays – separate classes) price: $130 (all eight classes) or $22 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-356-0174 ) Dr. Mitch Johnson will lead the eight-week course, ‘The Principles of Successful Living I’, on eight consecutive Wednesdays Feb. 3rd-March 24th at the Nashville Center for Spiritual Living, 6705 Charlotte Pike in west Nashville.
Nashville Center for Spiritual Living, 6705 Charlotte Pike, Nashville; www.nashvillecsl.org meredith@nashvillecsl.org
Wednesday, February 3 to Wednesday, April 28 6:30pm – 8:30pm price: $12 (for tickets/registration call 944-4011) A non-denominational DivorceCare Support Group, which can be joined at any time will be Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm Feb. 3rd – April 28th at Belmont Church. Free child care available. To register or for more info, 256-2123.
Belmont Church, 68 16th Avenue, South (Music Square East), Nashville ; andrew.dunn@hcahealthcare.com
Monday, February 8 to Friday, March 12 2:30-4pm price: $50 (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733 ) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on Screwball Comedies Feb. 8th-March 12th. This class will discuss several classic screwball comedies, exploring the genreís characteristics, historical development and its fate in contemporary culture.
Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; www.lifelong.learning.edu patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu
Thursday, February 11 to Sunday, April 11 3pm price: $50 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on Sicilian history Feb. 11th -April 11th.
Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; www.lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu
Friday, February 12 to Friday, March 12 2:30pm price: $50 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-966-5733) Lipscomb University’s Lifelong Learning Program will present a five-week course on basic computer skills, Feb. 12th – March 12th. Topics will include e-mail, the Internet, Microsoft Word, digital cameras, scanners, and more.
Lipscomb University, One University Park Drive, Nashville; lifelonglearning.lipscomb.edu patty.duggar@lipscomb.edu
Tuesday, February 16 to Tuesday, April 13 9am-noon, or 6-9pm (Tuesdays) price: $150 (eight classes) (for tickets/registration call 615-599-5115) Gail McDaniel, watercolor artist/instructor will teach a series of watercolor painting classes for artists of all levels on selected Tuesdays beginning Feb. 16th, 9am- noon or 6-9pm at the Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road.
Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN ; www.gailmcdanielart.com gail@gailmcdanielart.com
Wednesday, February 17 to Wednesday, April 14 9:30am-1pm (Wednesdays) price: $165 (eight classes) (for tickets/registration call (615) 599-5115 ) Gail McDaniel, watercolor artist/instructor will teach a watercolor painting class to intermediate and advanced artists on selected Wednesdays at Plaza Artist Materials, 633 Middleton St., in downtown Nashville beginning Feb. 17th. The class will meet 9:30am-1pm.
Plaza Artist Materials , 633 Middleton St., Nashville; www.gailmcdanielart.com gail@gailmcdanielart.com
Thursday, February 18 to Thursday, March 25 6:30-8pm price: $40 An ‘Anger Management’ class for singles will be 6:30-8pm Thursdays through March 25th at Brentwood United Methodist Church. Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN; 615/324-7240 kcleek@bumc.net
Wednesday, February 24 to Wednesday, March 17 5:30pm-7pm price: Free First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville will present their Wednesday night dinner & study series, Feb. 24th – March 17th. The two classes will be: ‘The Last Lecture’ studying the book of the same name by Randy Pausch, and ‘The Monkey Trial, Redux’ exploring the relationship between religion & science, using the Theory of Evolution as a case study.
First Presbyterian Church, 213 Main Street, Clarksville, TN ; 931-645-6551
Wednesday, February 24 to Wednesday, March 24 Program 6:30pm, Dinner 5:30pm.
price: Program Free. Dinner $5, $3 for children (for tickets/registration call 615/255-7729) A discussion of ‘The Incarnational Art of Flannery O’Connor’ led by Victor Judge of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, will be the topic for Wednesday Evenings in Lent at Christ Church Cathedral, 6:30pm, with dinner available at 5:30pm. Dinner reservations are requested Monday prior to each Wednesday: www.christcathedral.org/contact/rsvp or 615-255-7729.
Christ Church Cathedral, 900 Broadway, Nashville; www.christcathedral.org kwilliams@christcathedral.org
Wednesday, February 24 to Wednesday, April 7 6:30pm-8pm price: $30 for the series (for tickets/registration call 324-7256) A divorce recovery program will be held at Brentwood United Methodist Church, Wednesdays 6:30-8pm Feb. 24th-April 7th. Childcare available with advanced notice. Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road, ; www.bumc.net singles@bumc.net
Tuesday, March 2 to Tuesday, March 23 7-9:30pm Tuesdays price: $120(all four classes), $35 per class (for tickets/registration call 615-242-9857) Publicist, educator & author Chuck Whiting will lead his four-week publicity class ‘Publicizing Your Dream’ Tues. 7-9:30pm March 2nd-23rd at Heart House in Brentwood.
Heart House (Just Say Yes International), 500 Danville Point, Brentwood, TN; www.PublicizingYourDream.com Arts@WhitingPublicity.com
Tuesday, March 2 to Tuesday, April 20 1pm price: free A genealogy group will meet 1pm on Tuesdays, March 2nd – April 20th at Smyrna Public Library. Smyrna Public Library, 400 Enon Springs Road West, Nashville; www.linebaugh.org
Saturday, March 6 to Sunday, April 18 6:30pm – 8pm price: $120 for series, $25 for drop-ins Workshops in Pre & Postnatal Yoga with Amanda Buchanan will be Saturdays 6:30pm-8pm March 6th -April 18th at Kali Yuga Yoga Studios Kali Yuga Yoga, 1011 Fatherland Street, East Nashville; www.kaliyugayoga.com info@kaliyugayoga.com
Saturday, March 6 to Sunday, April 25 11:30am-12:30pm March 6th, 1-2pm March 28th & April 25th price: Free Free informational sessions showcasing what classes are available and a chance tour the studio and meet instructors will be March 6th, 28th & April 25th at Kali Yuga Yoga.
Kali Yuga Yoga, 1011 Fatherland Street, East Nashville; 615-260-5361 www.kaliyugayoga.com info@kaliyugayoga.com
Thursday, March 11 6:30pm price: Free Tennessee State Museum curator, historian, and author Myers Brown will discuss the battles in Tennessee during the Civil War, 6:30pm at Clement Railroad Hotel Museum in Dickson.
Clement Railroad Hotel Museum, 100 Frank Clement Place, Dickson ; 615-446-0500 www.clementrailroadmuseum.org programspecialist@clementrailroadmuseum.org
Thursday, March 11 7pm price: Free Miriam Leibowitz of MANNA-Food Security Partners will discuss their work to increase healthy food access in lower-income neighborhoods, 7pm at Radnor Lake Visitor Center.
Radnor Lake Visitor Center, 1160 Otter Creek Road, Nashville;
Thursday, March 11 7pm price: Included with gallery admission Trinita Kennedy, associate curator at the Frist Center will lead a gallery talk through the Masterpieces of European Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce exhibition, 7pm beginning at the information desk. This event is included with regular gallery admission.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Friday, March 12 5:30pm-8pm price: $39 (for tickets/registration call 615-943-3030 ) A women’s ‘Health & Healing’ workshop discussing seasonal eating & the benefits of eating locally, Nashville community farms with a yoga class & meditation will be 5:30pm-8pm at the Karuna Center at 2933 Berry Hill Drive in Nashville
The Karuna Center, 2933 Berry Hill Drive, Nashville; www.websites.integrativenutrition.com/MBrown2/Events/Index.aspx www.thrivewholeliving.com www.naamnashville.blogspot.com Melissa@thrivewholeliving.com
Friday, March 12 9-10:30am price: Free (for tickets/registration call 615-352-6299 ) A workshop on growing a healthy garden without harmful, synthetic, commercial chemicals will be 9-10:30am at Warner Park Nature Center.
Warner Park Nature Center , 7311 Highway 100, Nashville; vera.vollbrecht@nashville.gov
Sunday, March 14 3-4:30pm price: Free Author Peter Cozzens will discuss the importance of the Western Theater to the outcome of the Civil War, 3-4:30pm at the Williamson County Library in Franklin. Mr. Cozzens is the author of sixteen critically acclaimed books on the American Civil War and the Indian Wars of the American West.
Williamson County Public Library, 1314 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN; 615-790-5982 www.franklinscharge.com
Tuesday, March 16 7pm price: Free The next meeting of the Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table will be at 7pm, Tues. March 16th, at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County (225 West College Street in Murfreesboro). The guest speaker will be Thomas Flagel of Columbia State Community College who will present ‘The Place of Resurrection: A History of Appomattox Court House’.
Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, 225 West College Street, Murfreesboro; 615-243-6830 before 8pm www.mtcwrt.org mtcwrt@att.net.
Wednesday, March 17 to Wednesday, April 21 6am-7:15am price: $30 for series, $6 drop-in A ‘Rise & Shine Pitta Practice’ yoga workshop with Rachel Layne will be Wednesdays March 17th – 21st, 6am-7:15am at Kali Yuga Yoga.
Kali Yuga Yoga, 1011 Fatherland Street, East Nashville; 615-260-5361 www.kaliyugayoga.com info@kaliyugayoga.com
Thursday, March 18 4pm lecture, 5pm reception price: Free Professor of New Testament Studies Amy Jill Levine will lecture 4pm in Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt Divinity school. A reception will follow at 5pm. Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt Divinity School, , Nashville; 343-2574 www.vanderbilt.edu/chancellor/lecture.php
Thursday, March 18 6-8pm price: Free A workshop on using Linebaugh Public Library’s online databases will be 6-8pm March 18th at the Library in Murfreesboro.
Linebaugh Public Library, 105 W. Vine St., Murfreesboro; 615-893-4131 www.linebaugh.org/linebaugh/events.htm
Thursday, March 18 6:30pm price: Free Dr. Timothy F. Winters, professor of classics at Austin Peay State University, will lecture on the way ancient writers thought about heroes, while offering examples of them, 6:30pm in the Frist Center Auditorium.
Frist Center for Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Friday, March 19 6:30pm-8pm price: $25 – sign up 1 week before and save $5 (for tickets/registration call 615-260-5361) ‘One Oh! Eight’ a yoga balancing practice workshop for all levels with 108 salutatons will be 6:30-8:30pm at Kili Yuga Yoga in East Nashville.
Kali Yuga Yoga, 1011 Fatherland Street, East Nashville ; www.kaliyugayoga.com info@kaliyugayoga.com
Friday, March 19 7pm price: Included with gallery admission Anne Taylor, curator of interpretation at the Frist Center, will lead an informal conversation about one or two works of art in the Masterpieces of European Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce exhibition, 7pm beginning from the information desk.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 744-3331 www.fristcenter.org emily.beard@fristcenter.org
Saturday, March 20 8am-4pm price: $10, includes continental breakfast (for tickets/registration call 615-893-9501) A symposium focusing on the Civil War Battle at Stones River will be 8am-4pm beginning with talks by historians at the Rutherford County Courthouse in the morning followed by ranger-led programs at the Battlefield in the afternoon
Rutherford County Courthouse, Public Square, Murfreesboro; www.nps.gov/stri www.tncivilwar.org avanzelm@mtsu.edu
Sunday, March 21 2pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call 662-6628 for reservations, requested) Vet Dr. Craig Prior will discuss flea & tick prevention & products for pets, 2pm at the Farm at Natchez Trace. A question & answer session will follow the lecture. Reservations requested by contacting the Farm. The Farm at Natchez Trace, 9479 Highway 96 West, Franklin; www.thefarmatnatcheztrace.com lectureseries@thefarmatnatcheztrace.com
Tuesday, March 23 5:30pm price: $25 general public, Free to ICA&CA members Notre Dame professor Samantha Salden will discuss architectural history to address sustainable urban design, community development, and building technologies, 5:30pm at Woodland Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Woodland Presbyterian Church, 211 North 11st Street, Nashville; 615-252-4204 www.classicist-tn.org brent.baldwin@bwsc.net
Saturday, April 3 10am-noon price: $20(for children age 6 & up); free to mothers/grandmothers (for tickets/registration call (615) 254-3368) A watercolor mono printing workshop for mothers & their children will be 10am-noon at Plaza Artists Materials in Nashville.
Plaza Artist Materials, 633 Middleton St. , Nashville ; www.gailmcdanielart.com gail@gailmcdanielart.com
Book Readings and Signings
Saturday, March 13 1-3pm price: n/a ‘The Wodehouse Society’, a literary group dedicated to the enjoyment of the novels, short stories, poems, plays, and lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse, will conduct a public reading, of short selections of his works 1-3pm, Sat., March 13th, at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Nashville
St. David’s Episcopal Church, 6501 Pennywell Drive , Nashville; plumbeak@gmail.com
Wednesday, March 17 7:30pm-9:30pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call (615)322-5029) ‘Ghost of Home:The Afterlife of Czernowitz in Jewish Memory’, a reading, book signing, and picture show will be 7:30pm at Sherith Israel Synagogue on West End Avenue in Nashville. The city of Czernowitz was center of Jewish-German Eastern European culture that flourished until it was all but wiped out in World War II.
Sherith Israel Synagogue, 3600 West End Avenue, Nashville; www.ghostofhome.com
Saturday, March 20 2pm price: Free admission Author Lt. Col. Tom C. McKenney will discuss & sign his book ‘Jack Hinson’s One-Man War’, 2pm at Fort Negley Visitors Center. The work is about Jack Hinson, a prosperous & influential plantation owner who supported the Union during the Civil War until a Federal cavalry officer murdered his sons, leading Hinson to wage his war against Grant’s army. Fort Negley Visitors Center, 1100 Fort Negley Blvd., Nashville;
Miscellaneous
Monday, January 11 to Monday, May 24 7-9pm, 2nd & 4th Mondays price: Free Creative Arts Fellowship of Nashville & Kol Dodi will present breakout workshops on the nuts & bolts for creativity in music, visual art and Israeli dance, 7-9pm the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month at Calvary Baptist Church, 101 Bowling Avenue in Nashville.
Calvary Baptist Church, 101 Bowling Avenue, Nashville; 615-426-6043 www.koldodi.org gr@koldodi.org
Tuesday, January 12 to Tuesday, March 23 12:30pm – 1:05pm price: Free ‘Tuesdays in the Chapel ñ 2010 Winter Series’ a Weekly lunchtime spiritual services featuring 35 minutes of music, scripture, prayer and preaching from a variety of preachers and faiths will be 12:30pm-1:05pm in Wightman Chapel at Scarritt-Bennett Center.
Scarritt-Bennett’s Wightman Chapel, 1008 19th Ave. South, Nashville; (615) 340-7450 www.scarrittbennett.org/programs/interfaith.aspx bstinson@scarrittbennett.org
Friday, February 19 to Friday, April 2 The Metropolitan Historical Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Preservation Awards program, honoring Davidson Countyís best preservation projects. The public is invited to submit any building or structure built before 1960 that has been restored, rehabilitated, or carefully maintained over time. The awards also recognize well-designed new construction that harmonizes with a historic environment. The deadline for nominations is April 2. For more information, call the Commission at 862-7970 or visit www.nashville.gov/mhc
Metropolitan Historical Commission, 3000 Granny White Pike , Nashville; 615-862-7970 www.nashville.gov/mhc/2009_preservation_awards.asp scarlett.miles@nashville.gov
Saturday, March 13 11am-1pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call RSVPNashville@edelman.com) An educational sesssion on colon cancer prevention will be 11am-1pm at St. Vincent De Paul Church in Nashville 2009. This event will be free and open to the public. Lunch and refreshments will be served, RSVP@edelman.com
St. Vincent De Paul Church , 1700 Heiman Street, Nashville; www.stopcoloncancernow.com/ RSVPNashville@edelman.com
Sunday, March 28 1pm & 6pm price: $215 (for tickets/registration call (615) 782-4060) The NAACP ‘Night on Broadway’ featuring the musical ‘The Color Purple’ will be 1pm & 6:30pm at TPAC. (Each NAACP ticket package includes one ticket to ìThe Color Purpleî and a $150 credit toward a lifetime membership with the NAACP. Packages begin at $215 and can be purchased online at www.tpac.org/naacp or by calling (615) 782-4060.)
TPAC, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville; www.tpac.org/naacp
Sunday, March 28 4-6pm price: $35 (for tickets/registration call 615-782-4060) Nashville NAACP will hold its ‘Purple Carpet’ reception 4-6pm at The Doubletree Hotel.
Doubletree Hotel, 4th Avenue North, Nashville; www.tpac.org/naacp
Saturday, April 17 8:30am boarding, departure 9am from Museum Station price: $31-$70 depending on seating An excursion train to Watertown’s annual Mile-Long Yard Sale will depart from the Tennessee Central Railway Museum at 9am and return at approximately 3:30pm. Contact the museum for details & reservations. Tennessee Central Railway Museum, 220 Willow Street, Nashville; www.tcry.org
Saturday, April 17 8:30am boarding, departure 9am from Museum Station price: $31-$70 depending on seating An excursion train to Watertown’s annual Mile-Long Yard Sale will depart from the Tennessee Central Railway Museum at 9am and return at approximately 3:30pm. Contact the museum for details & reservations. Tennessee Central Railway Museum, 220 Willow Street, Nashville; www.tcry.org
Thursday, February 11 to Thursday, April 29 contact venue ‘alternatives’ an exhibit of photographic works featuring cyanotypes, pinhole images, gum prints and more will be through April 29th at the Second Floor Gallery of Chromatics Photo Lab. An artists reception will be Feb. 11th. Chromatic Second Floor Gallery, 625 Fogg Street, Nashville;
Thursday, February 18 to Friday, March 12 Opening reception 4-6pm, gallery hours M-F, 10am to 4pm price: free ‘Richness of Color and Form – The Painterís Eye’, an art exhibit exploring the medium of painting will open Feb. 13th at Vanderbilt’s Space 204 with a reception 4-6pm. The exhibit will continue through March 12th.
Space 204 at E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center, 1204 25th Avenue South at Garland, Nashville; 343-7241 http:// www.vanderbilt.edu/arts
Thursday, March 18 to Saturday, April 3 7pm price: $10, $8 group rate (for tickets/registration call 615-915-0461 ) ‘Cotton Patch Gospel’ a bluegrass musical retelling of the story of Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection in contemporary, rural Georgia will be presented March 18th-April 3rd at Donelson Christian Church Fellowship Hall.
Donelson Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 2319 Lebanon Rd., Nashville; www.nashvillelittletheatre.com lazrslong@comcast.net
Saturday, March 20 10am-noon price: Free (for tickets/registration call 615-352-6299 ) A nature photography workshop for adults covering basic skills will be 10am-noon at Warner Park Nature Center. Call the center to register.
Warner Park Nature Center, 7311 Highway 100, Nashville; vera.vollbrecht@nashville.gov
Sunday, March 21 3pm price: $28, $24 for seniors age 65 up (for tickets/registration call 931-525-2633 ) The Bryan Symphony Orchestra at Tennessee Tech University will perform works by Ottorino Respighi & Joaquin Rodrigo, featuring classical guitarist Petar Jankovic beginning at 3pm, Sun., March 21st, in Wattenbarger Auditorium, the concert hall of TTU’s Bryan Fine Arts Building, located at 1150 N. Dixie Ave., in Cookeville.
Wattenbarger Auditorium at Tennessee Tech University, 1150 N. Dixie Avenue, Cookeville; www.bryansymphony.org. contact@bryansymphony.org
Saturday, March 27 7pm-10pm price: $45 (for tickets/registration call 615-973-4074) An social service event for saving families will be 7-10pm at Gallatin Civic Center.
Gallatin Civic Center, 210 Albert Gallatin Avenue, Gallatin; www.preachergirl1@live.com rutledge615@aol.com
Monday, April 5 6-10pm price: $50 (for tickets/registration call 615/349-3217) A theatrical workshop focusing on scenework from a film or play script will be 6-10pm at Tennessee Rep Theater Studio in the NPT building.
Nashville Public Television Building, 161 Rains Avenue, Nashville; www.tennesseerep.org lauren@tennesseerep.org
